Common use of Inservice Education Clause in Contracts

Inservice Education. 31.01 The parties to the Collective Agreement recognize the value of continuing inservice education for Employees, and that the responsibility for such continuing education lies with both the Employer and the Employee. For the purpose of this Article, the term "inservice" includes orientation, acquisition and maintenance of essential skills and other programs which may be offered by the Employer. 31.02 The Employer reserves the right to identify specific inservice sessions as being mandatory for Employees. An Employee required to attend such mandatory inservice shall be paid at her Basic Rate of Pay for the regular time hours spent in attendance. Time spent at in-service that exceeds the Employees regular time hours will be paid at the applicable overtime rates. Where practicable, mandatory inservice sessions will be scheduled during the Employee’s regularly scheduled shift. Employees on off shifts will be paid for a minimum of three (3) hours at attendance of any mandatory in-service session. 31.03 Where the Employer directs the Employee to attend an in-service or education session that is held off Site, Employees will be paid in accordance with the Covenant Health Travel Policy as follows: (a) reimbursed the bus fare, if using public transit; (b) kilometreage from Youville Home to the location of the in-service, shall be paid if the distance is more than ten (10) kilometres from the Site; (c) Parking (with receipts). 31.04 The Employer shall make available: (i) an annual inservice on the prevention and management of staff abuse; (ii) an inservice on management of aggressive behavior, as deemed appropriate by the Employer.

Inservice Education. 31.01 The parties to the Collective Agreement recognize the value of continuing inservice education for Employees, and that the responsibility for such continuing education lies with both the Employer and the Employee. For the purpose of this Article, the term "inservice" includes orientation, acquisition and maintenance of essential skills and other programs which may be offered by the Employer. 31.02 The Employer reserves the right to identify specific inservice sessions as being mandatory for Employees. An Employee required to attend such mandatory inservice shall be paid at her Basic Rate of Pay for the regular time hours spent in attendance. Time spent at in-service that exceeds the Employees regular time hours will be paid at the applicable overtime rates. Where practicable, mandatory inservice sessions will be scheduled during the Employee’s regularly scheduled shift. Employees on off shifts will be paid for a minimum of three (3) hours at attendance of any mandatory in-service session. 31.03 Where the Employer directs the Employee to attend an in-service or education session that is held off Site, Employees will be paid in accordance with the Covenant Health Travel Policy as follows: (a) reimbursed the bus fare, if using public transit; (b) kilometreage from Youville Home to the location of the in-service, shall be paid if the distance is more than ten (10) kilometres from the Site; (c) Parking (with receipts). 31.04 The Employer shall make available: (i) an annual inservice on CPR (when established by the prevention and management of staff abuseEmployer as a mandatory qualification); (ii) anaphylaxis (when established by the Employer as a mandatory qualification); (iii) an inservice annual in-service on workplace Abuse and Harassment; (iv) an in-service on management of aggressive behavior; (v) fire, as deemed appropriate (hands on experience with equipment except where not required by the Employer’s established written fire procedures); (vi) evacuation and disaster procedures; and (vii) proper lifting and prevention of back injuries.